These ruins once flourished as the capital of the Lydian kingdom, often credited with the invention of metal coinage.

The legendary wooden horse that stands in modern Troy is a prop from the 2004 Wolfgang Petersen film.

A gorgeous, Gaudí-esque stairway constructed in the city of Istanbul by a prominent Jewish family.

This museum was invented in a novel before being made real by the author.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

This lonely minaret with an unusual decorative symbol is all that remains of a historic Ottoman mosque.

One of the newest mosques in a city filled with thousands.

Climb a steep hill in 90 seconds on the second-oldest urban subway in the world.

Legend says if you stick your thumb in the hole and it gets wet, your wish will be granted.

A 14th-century Serbian Orthodox church that was once converted into a mosque under the much-disfavored Ottoman Empire.

These historic defenses ensured the city within would survive hundreds of years of occupations, sieges, and invasions.

A curious little museum dedicated to the furry feline in the cat haven that is Old Town Kotor.

Inat Kuća, or "House of Spite," is more than just an oddly named restaurant.

Oriental bazaar in the heart of Sarajevo.

The first mosque in the world to receive electricity.

This historic timepiece is thought to be the only public clock in the world that keeps lunar time.

A monument on the pavement marks the spot where two cultures that shaped Sarajevo come together.

Place with alleged mystical powers in Old Orthodox Church in Sarajevo.

This unique museum focuses on the Siege of Sarajevo through children's eyes.

A number of craters left by fatal mortar strikes have been filled with red resin to remember those lost during the Siege of Sarajevo.

This ironic war memorial thumbs its nose at a campaign of inedible humanitarian aid food products.

This enormous abstract sculpture is part jungle gym, part elaborate noise-making machine.

Some of the best-preserved specimens of the monumental medieval tombstones found throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Ottoman-era houses lovingly preserved.